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🏔 Go tell it on the mountain

Who would be on Greenville’s Mount Rushmore?
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That’s a good-looking mountain. | Photo by 6AM City
A few weeks ago, we asked you who belonged on Greenville’s Mount Rushmore. We have no intention of actually making this happen, so no need to wonder where it’ll pop up.

You really came through with these answers, and we wanted to share some of our favorites. From left to right:
  • Eugenia Duke | We have her to thank for good ol’ Duke’s Mayonnaise, which she created in Greenville in 1917.
  • Shoeless Joe Jackson | Born in Pickens County, Jackson is widely hailed as the “greatest natural hitter in the history of baseball.”
  • Pearlie Harris | The former chair of the Bon Secours St. Francis Health System Board, Harris is a beloved community leader and is the namesake of the Pearlie Harris Center for Breast Health.
  • Max Heller | A former Greenville mayor, Heller is known as the “patron saint of the city’s downtown renaissance,” and is credited with the revitalization of Downtown Greenville, taking its “wasteland” of empty storefronts and turning it into the downtown we know and love.
We couldn’t complete this list without a few honorable mentions.
  • Mayor Knox White | Mayor White has been Greenville’s mayor since 1995.
  • Charles Townes | Born in Greenville, Townes shared the 1964 Nobel Prize in Physics with two Soviet physicists for their inventions of the maser.
  • C. Thomas Wyche | A lifelong Greenvillian, Wyche helped bring the Hyatt Regency to Main Street, envisioned Falls Park + RiverPlace developments, and encouraged the city to narrow Main Street from four lanes to two.
Plus, some editors picks for creativity:
  • Unity Park — yes, the whole park was nominated.
  • An anonymous smiling person.
  • “I volunteer Tony” — alright Tony, you’re up.
  • Bonnie Jean Wall — a reader’s wife.
We know there are so many people who made Greenville great, and this list just scratches the surface. Maybe we need a few more Mount Rushmores.
Metropolitan Arts Council (MAC)
 
Events
Monday, Oct. 9
  • Book Bingo | Monday, Oct. 9 | 11 a.m.-12 p.m. | Simpsonville Library Branch, 626 NE Main St., Simpsonville | Free | Play bingo to win books while you snack on refreshments.
  • Street Art 101 Workshop | Monday, Oct. 9 | 6-7:30 p.m. | Berea Arts & Retro, 1601 Cedar Lane Rd., Ste. 15, Greenville | $35 | Grab your spray paint for this interactive class to learn the basics + create an original piece of pop style street art.
Tuesday, Oct. 10
  • Bailamos Salsa | Tuesday, Oct. 10 | 6-8 p.m. | Gather Greenville, 126 Augusta St., Greenville | Free | Learn how to salsa dance and enjoy Latin food + drink specials.
  • Thriller Flash Mob Rehearsal | Tuesday, Oct. 10 | 6:30-7:30 p.m. | Kroc Center, 424 Westfield St., Greenville | Free, $20 donation suggested | No auditions required — participants are invited to three rehearsals to learn the choreography for two performances of this Michael Jackson classic.
Wednesday, Oct. 11
  • Biz Fuel Networking | Wednesday, Oct. 11 | 5:30-7:30 p.m. | 13 Stripes Brewery at Taylors Mill, 250 Mill St., Ste. PW3101 Dock Print Works No. 3, Taylors | Free | Sip on a beer while enjoying a night of casual networking.
  • Junk Food and Wine Pairing | Wednesday, Oct. 11 | 6:30-9:30 p.m. | The Pint Station, 116 E. Main St., Easley | $40 | Learn what wine pairs well with your favorite junk food.
Calendar of events here
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The Blood Connection
 
Cause

Teaching teens + young adults the “4 Ds of Bystander Intervention”
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Check out these tips from the South Carolina Coalition Against Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault (SCCADVASA), a statewide, membership-based, non-profit organization committed to ending domestic violence and sexual assault in our state. | Photo provided by SCCADVASA
Local nonprofit SCCADVASA believes that everyone has the power to help stop a potentially dangerous situation — including teens and young adults.

Here are the “4 Ds of Bystander Intervention” to prevent sexual violence:
  • Direct:  Speak up, stay calm, and be clear.
  • Distract:  Create a distraction by asking a question or standing in the way.
  • Delay: Create a delay to let someone walk away.
  • Delegate: Look for help. Examples are a teacher or security guard.
Visit Level Up For Change for more tips and resources.
Learn more from SCCADVASA
News Notes
Open
  • Musou Movement, a new fitness and wellness center, recently opened at 1431 Laurens Rd. Part fitness center, part martial arts studio, and part mindfulness retreat, you can experience a cold plunge, play pickleball, and drink a kombucha, on top of other activities. (Upstate Business Journal)
Development
  • Nick Gilley, co-owner and founder of PKL Park, asked the city’s Historic Review Board to designate the building used for the project as a local landmark. If approved, this request would freeze property taxes for up to 10 years. (The Post and Courier Greenville)
Announced
  • The Party Animals are bringing the Banana Ball to Fluor Field next year on Friday, July 26 + Saturday, July 27. Enter the ticket lottery.
Festival
Seasonal
  • Hop on over to Hoppin’ Greenville — located at 118 N. Markley St., Ste. 102 — for its Boos and Brews event on Friday, Oct. 27 from 7 to 11 p.m. Featuring a costume contest with prizes for first, second, and third place, seasonal cocktails, and “spooky music,” you’ll have a thrilling time.
Theater
  • Celebrate all things Halloween with Bewitched Broadway at Greenville Theatre, located at 444 College St. Running Thursday, Oct. 19-Sunday, Oct. 29, enjoy songs performed by local actors from your favorite spooky shows like “Sweeny Todd,” “Little Shop of Horrors,” and “Beetlejuice the Musical.”
Drink
  • Get a taste of Spain with The Community Tap’s Tour of Spain wine tasting. On Wednesday, Oct. 18, head to 217 Wade Hampton Blvd. as Lisa Giufre, co-owner of SAWM Imports, takes you through a variety of Spanish wine.
Award
Try This
  • Want “resilient living” with a 360-degree mountain views? Longview Carolina has you covered. At the top of this mountain in Easley, you get panoramic Blue Ridge Mountain views + can enjoy the community pavilion at the top of Longview Mountain. Here’s a recap of our experience.*
Wellness
 
Seasonal

🎃 This better be gourd

Where to find perfect pumpkins in the upstate
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All pumpkins are beautiful. | Photo by GVLtoday
The perfect pumpkin is hard to find, but with these options, you can do it. Plus, we know you need a premium pumpkin for our carving contest.

Greenville State Farmers Market | 1354 Rutherford Rd., Greenville | Pumpkins big, small, smooth, lumpy, and in all the colors of the rainbow — okay, not every color — await you here.

The Golden Strip Pumpkin Patch | 301 N. Main St., Simpsonville | Do you need giant pumpkins, mums, or flint corn? Look no further.

Denver Downs | 1515 Denver Rd., Anderson | Take home a pumpkin, enjoy a few rides, and go find your way through Reba-themed corn maze.

Stewart Farms | 6474 Hwy. 92, Enoree | Take your pick of pumpkins on this 70-acre pumpkin patch. The farm also has daytime + nighttime wagon rides and another Reba-themed corn maze.

For more options, check out the list of pumpkin patches from our friends at Kidding Around Greenville.
Answered

We asked you what your favorite type of yoga was, and here’s what you said.
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Is it hot in here? | Photo by 90 Degrees Yoga

  • 62.92% of you prefer traditional yoga
  • 22.47% like to get sweaty with hot yoga
  • 13.48% are not yoga fans
  • 1.12% like to fly with aerial yoga
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The Wrap
 
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Today’s edition by:
Stephanie
The Piedmont Pickle festival was last night, Oct. 8 at Carolina Bauernhaus. I think you know a lot about me Greenville, but something you might not know yet is that I. Love. Pickles. There are few foods I think couldn’t be improved by pickling.
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